Issue 106 is the first of the new Monthy publication schedule and the contents are as follows:

Newsdesk (page 4)
This section has news of Industry events, and breaking news on new releases.

Model Show Report
Tamiyacon 2004 (pages 6-9)
Marcus Nicholls reports on the Tamiyacon 2004 event with many photos of the models on show.

Techguide & Competition
The Brassassist (pages 12-13)
A brief review and guide to using one of the latest tools available for the modeller, the BrassAssist from Small Shop EU.

Car Kit Review
The Need for Speed by Eric Evain (pages 16-19)
This article details the building of the Le Mans Miniatures 1/24th resin kit of the 2002 Bentley.
The descriptive text is supplimented with numerous photos of the finished kit.

Aircraft Kit Review
Desert Warrior by Geoff Coughlan (pages 22-27)
The recent Trumpeter 1/32nd kit of the Curtiss P-40B is built basically from the box with numerous colour photos of the model during and after construction showing the attractive desert cam scheme.

AFV Kit Review
British Bulldog by Marcus Nicholls (pages 32-39)
Marcus gets to grips with the new Tamiya Challenger 2 adding extra details and finishing the model in a well worn desert finish of a C2 from Operation Telic.
There are close-up colour photos of the detail added to the kit as well as the painting process adding the well worn scuffed look to the finish using a technique that is both fairly easy and gives a realistic finish.
This is a very useful article for adding detail to Challenger 2 and the techniques used for the paint finish can also be applied to other models.

Book Reviews (pages 40-42)
The usual run down on new books for the modeller with brief reviews and cover photos of the books featured.

New Releases (pages 44-52)
This section features new Kits and Accessories with a brief description of the item listed plus photos of the accessory kit contents and is one of the most useful sections of the magazine keeping you informed on what's new. The items listed cover the same themes as the magazine with Military and Civilian vehicles plus Aircraft and figures as well as tools and decals.

AFV Kit Review
Red Star Rising by Marcus Nicholls (pages 54-59)
Marcus has been busy this issue with this second model of the Dragon T-34-76 Mod.1940 built with the addition of Aber's metal barrel (#35L23) and etched sets #35045 and #G07, ModelKasten metal tracks, Moskit metal exhaust, Karaya tow cables and PSP clear headlight lenses.
The many photos of the model during construction and after painting are supplemented with descriptive text for what is another impressive looking kit.

Postbag (page 61)
Some reader letters and feedback.

Last Word (page 66)
Gives a brief rundown on the next issues contents and any late breaking news.

The issue continues the excellent trend of this magazine and one thing not mentioned above is that intermingled with the reviews and articles are the pages of vendor adverts, these are well worth looking through for info on new releases and where to get them.

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Tel: +44 (0)1525 222573
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